Theodor Posted July 31, 2010 Posted July 31, 2010 Hi guys, I found one nice picture, taken in 1938. A Bulgarian NCO with long service, Balkan wars and WW1 veteran, along with the Bulgarian orders and the German one, also has a TWM on ribbon.
HeikoGrusdat Posted July 31, 2010 Posted July 31, 2010 Absolutely great picture !!! That`s the first bulgarian soldier I have ever seen with a german Kriegerverdienstmedaille (reduced size for foreigners) !!! And - what ribbon is that halfmoon on????
Theodor Posted July 31, 2010 Author Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) Then here you are a couple more. That award is not very common to see on pictures, the EK2 is for sure more common. And probably the TWM, too. The first two are from 1917, the last is not dated, but it's from about the same time. Edited July 31, 2010 by Theodor
saschaw Posted July 31, 2010 Posted July 31, 2010 That`s the first bulgarian soldier I have ever seen with a german Kriegerverdienstmedaille (reduced size for foreigners) !!! Reduced size? Have you ever seen a larger Kriegerverdienstmedaille?!
HeikoGrusdat Posted August 1, 2010 Posted August 1, 2010 Reduced size? Have you ever seen a larger Kriegerverdienstmedaille?! You know what I mean Sascha........ it is always not easy to explain things in english without making more confuse..... I just wanted to make clear that we are talking about the small medal that was given to foreigners in ww1 - not the bigger one of the "same style" that german troops got during the colonial wars , the MEZ2 ..... the more I write the more I see that the confusion is growing.... OK , reset and restart............... GREAT picture with a not often seen award on pics !!! And thanks for posting the other ones....very nice collection of these cool pics!!!!!
IrishGunner Posted August 1, 2010 Posted August 1, 2010 I wouldn't want to meet that sergeant in the first photo in a trench. Nice photos.
saschaw Posted August 1, 2010 Posted August 1, 2010 Heiko, except for the design, these two medals are entirely different, given to totally different persons for toatlly different reasons - don't forget, the Militär-Ehrenzeichen was a war award only, while Kriegerverdienstmedaillen were as well awarded as peace time awards, just as Red Eagle or Crown order medals. But I know what you mean... Keep your eyes open and I'm sure you will see Russians, British and even French wearers of this medal. ;)
demir Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Hi guys, I found one nice picture, taken in 1938. A Bulgarian NCO with long service, Balkan wars and WW1 veteran, along with the Bulgarian orders and the German one, also has a TWM on ribbon. Theodor, Thanks for the very rare photo of a Bulgarian NCO with the TWM. I will share it in my Turkish TWM site if you don't mind mentioning your name "Theodor". Regards Demir
922F Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Excellent thread with great images!! Any Bulgarians with Turkish Orders bearing crossed scimitars??
Theodor Posted January 30, 2013 Author Posted January 30, 2013 Please feel free to use the photo, glad you like it!
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